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Have holidays, will travel—and sit, and sit, and sit some more. Too much sitting—whether on wheels or wings—shortens the connective tissues that link your muscles to your bones, leaving the body tense and stiff.

It’s October, which means it’s race season. Many runners are amping up their training for big runs this fall, including the New York City marathon in early November and various half-marathons leading up to it.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Skiing is a such a skill-based activity that if you don't start learning until you are 20, it will take 20 years to learn.

But fitness experts say proper conditioning can make the difference between a fun weekend on the slopes and one waylaid by injury.

"Skiing first is technique," said Robert Forster, a Los Angeles-based physical therapist and founder of Phase IV Scientific Health and Performance Center. "If your quads (muscles) are just burning up on the runs, then you're not skiing right. That's a good sign that you might need a lesson."

Have you experienced a Monday morning bloat after a weekend of great workouts and you look in the mirror and see a pudgy, bloated you and the scale says you've gained a pound or two for all your hard workouts over the weekend?

The "Fit But Fat" Syndrome is attributable to improper training schedules and the
hormonal havoc that ensues! The intensity, frequency and how you schedule change into your workouts all work to properly modulate the stress hormone Cortisol.